Crimes
Unlawful sexual intercourse without consent
What is rape
enforcing the law, protecting individuals, conducting traffic stops, testifying in court, issuing citation, and investigation crimes.
What is a police officer
4th Amendment requirement that must usually be met before police make an arrest, conduct a search, or receive a warrant.
What is probable cause?
A premeditated deliberate killing
What is First Degree Murder?
Amendment guarantees the right against self-incrimination.
What is the 5th amendment?
to set fire to a building illegally
What is arson
law enforcement officer who protects wildlife and the environment.
What is a game warden?
Imprisonment for more than one year
What is a felony?
A murder committed without premeditation
What is Second Degree Murder
Supreme Court case that determined detained criminal suspects, prior to police questioning, must be informed of their constitutional right to an attorney and against self-incrimination
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
killing someone by accident through a careless or dangerous act
What is Manslaughter
Money that someone gives a court as a kind of promise to return to trial
What is bail
When a person taken into custody by police for the purpose of charging them with a criminal offense
What is an arrest?
The reason a crime is performed
What is motive?
Unlawful physical contact inflicted by one person upon another
What is battery
federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting the nation's leaders.
What is the secret service?
Letting an inmate go free to serve the rest of his or her sentence outside of prison
What is parole?
Level of suspicion to justify an officer making further inquiry or conducting an investigation
What is reasonable suspicion?
Burden of proof in a criminal case
What is beyond a reasonable doubt?
Use of threats to obtain the property of another
What is extortion
federal law enforcement agency whose mission is to detect and prevent illegal aliens, terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States, and prevent illegal trafficking of people and contraband
What is a Border Patrol?
questioning of prospective jurors
What is voir dire?
Advisement of rights by police before questioning begins.
What are Miranda warnings?
Amendment guarantees the right to an attorney.
What is the 6th amendment?